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Designing Successful Free College Programs

New research from the Brookings Institute highlights better and worse ways to craft a free college program. Here’s how researchers think lawmakers can get it right.

Opinion

Transfer Without the Surprises

Part 1: What Michigan students are telling us about transfer.

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Opinion

Loan Caps Will Steer Students Toward Riskier Private Lending

The hope is that graduate loan caps will put pressure on institutions to lower costs. But the caps could cost students much more in the long run.

Opinion

Why You, Why Now, for Whom?

Applying advertising science to small college advertising.

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DOJ: UCLA Medical School Discriminated Based on Race in Admissions

Trump’s Justice Department has ramped up enforcement of the Supreme Court ban on race-conscious admissions practices. Its UCLA finding shows what could be in store for other universities under investigation.

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First-Time Adult Enrollment Dropped This Fall. Should Colleges Be Worried?

Nearly 16 percent fewer adults started college for the first time this fall compared to the previous year. Some say the change represents rightsizing after an enrollment boom, but others say it’s a reversal worth keeping an eye on.

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Confusing College Pricing Sows Mistrust in Higher Ed

New survey suggests that difficulty calculating the real cost of college weakens institutional trust among students and their families.

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Opinion

The Trust Problem in College Pricing Is Real

Here’s how we fix it.